What is CVE-2024-7262?
Improper path validation in promecefpluginhost.exe in Kingsoft WPS Office version ranging from 12.2.0.13110 to 12.2.0.16412 (exclusive) on Windows allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library. The vulnerability was found weaponized as a single-click exploit in the form of a deceptive spreadsheet document
The record classifies CVE-2024-7262 under weakness class CWE-22. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 794 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v4.0 base score
- 9.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/RE:L - EPSS (FIRST)
- 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.7% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Listed since 2024-09-03, federal remediation deadline 2024-09-24
- Threadlinqs priority
- 9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9
- Published
- 2024-08-15, last modified 2025-10-21
Is CVE-2024-7262 being exploited?
CISA added CVE-2024-7262 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-09-03, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2024-09-24 under BOD 22-01. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2024-7262 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 55 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Kingsoft: WPS Office
How to fix CVE-2024-7262
Vendor advisory: https://www.wps.com/whatsnew/pc/20240422/. Because CVE-2024-7262 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2024-09-24. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2024-7262
5 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2024-7262, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- APT-C-60 Update: SpyGlace Campaign via VHDX Spear-Phishing Targeting Recruitment Staff in Japan/East Asia — HIGH · 2026-10-17
- APT-C-60 Spear-Phishing Campaign Delivering SpyGlace via Proton Drive, RAR/LNK and Legitimate Developer Services — HIGH · 2026-09-07
- APT-C-60 2026 Campaign: SpyGlace Backdoor Delivered via LNK Files and Abused Legitimate Services — HIGH · 2026-07-13
- SpyGlace Malware Campaign by APT-C-60 (Naikon) Abuses Trusted Developer Services (GitHub, GitLab, jsDelivr, Codeberg, Bitbucket) to Target Japan — HIGH · 2026-07-13
- APT-C-60 Spear-Phishing Campaign Deploying SpyGlace Spyware (v3.1.12-3.1.14) via VHDX/LNK and Git (gcmd.exe) LOLBin Abuse — HIGH · 2026-06-11
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.